Year: 2021
Type: dissertation
Abstract: The Types of Authorities performing Green Public Procurement within Europe by Milan JensGreen Public Procurement has gained interest over the last decades as an important tool for policy makers in reaching their environmental targets.However, the uptake of Green Public Procurement remains limited and there is still a lot of misunderstanding regarding the subject.This study contributes to the literature by assessing what type of contracting authorities are performing Green Public Procurement.Additionally, other factors that influence the uptake of Green Public Procurement such as the procurement procedure, business sector, the type of contract, joint procurement and the size of the tender are explored.The TED database of the European Commission is used to assess tenders from nine European countries over a time span of six years.By scanning the award criteria of each tender for environmental key words an indication was made whether a procurement could be considered as green.With this information a regression analysis was carried out to see what factors impact the probability of a procurement being green.The findings suggests that ministries and federal authorities and water, energy and transport authorities are positively correlated to the probability of a procurement being green.On the other hand, regional or local authorities correlate negatively to Green Public Procurement.Furthermore, supplies contracts, open procedures and procedures with competitive dialogue impact positively on the probability, just as the presence of joint procurement.The construction, business services and architectural services sectors are less likely to procure green compared to the food and environmental services sectors.The results of this study are useful for policy makers to construct more direct policies for contracting authorities in sectors where the uptake is limited.
Author: Jens, M.
Language: English
Subfield: Strategy and Management
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7015939367